Рис.6. Устройство сверлильного станка

UNIT 7

Manufacturing and Technological Processes

Схема 9. Классификация производственных процессов

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Рис.1. Основные процессы металлообработки

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ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ

INTRODUCTORY COURSE

Learning foreign languages

Exercise 1. Read the lines of words with the same sound in the stressed syllable. [ʌ] number, culture, study, subject, among, just, funds, must

[ai] nice, find, science, kind, right, bike, pile

[Ι] sit, citizen, different, think, English, business, with [i:] read, need, teacher, teeth, reason, people, means

Exercise 2. Say what possibilities foreign languages give us: a) for communication; b) for studies; c) for travelling and recreation; d) other possibilities.

Exercise 3. Read the text and say if you consider foreign languages to be important for professional activity.

At school or college we are to study a number of subjects. There has to be a foreign language among them and your teacher assures you that it is completely essential to discover it. So you sit there, getting your teeth into several dictionaries and workbooks with the only question in your mind: “What for?” There are a number of reasons to learn a foreign language. Firstly, it is a well-recognized reality that by learning a new foreign language we get acquainted with new cultures. So this is a way to become more intelligent and to learn much more interesting facts. If you are not interested in learning new cultures, you may fi nd other reasons to study foreign languages. For example, you travel abroad to have a nice rest, let’s say to New York, and you can’t anticipate every citizen to know Russian. English is an international language, no doubt about that. People from different countries learn English and visit foreign English-speaking countries to fi nd success in their future enterprise. Just think about possibilities for your career growth if you are a free foreign language user. Some people earn 9 fairly good funds translating various English books, essays and articles into their native language. If your business is involved in international affairs, you must know at least the bases of the partner’s language to discover a typical ground with your foreign co-workers.

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A modern engineer or even a worker can’t work with an imported instrument or a machine if he/she isn’t able to read the instruction how to work. Ordinary people need language to translate instructions or manuals to washing machines, vacuum cleaners or even food products. English is the language of progressive science and technology, trade and business. It is the language of international aviation. It is also a major language of diplomacy. Hundreds of books, magazines and newspapers are printed in English. People learn languages when they have opportunities to understand and work with language in a context that they comprehend and find interesting. In this view, ESP (English for Special Purposes) is a powerful means for such opportunities. Studying English students work with material which they find interesting and relevant and which they can use in their professional work or further studies. Students are shown how the subject-matter content is expressed in English. Learners in the ESP classes are generally aware of the purposes for which they will need to use English. Having already oriented their education toward a specific field, they see their English training as complementing this orientation.

Exercise 4. Find in the text given above antonyms to the words and word combinations.

Native tongue, answer, failure, unable, outstanding, powerless, General English.

Exercise 5. Mark the sentences below as True or False.

1. By learning a new foreign language we get acquainted with new cultures. 2. Learning a foreign language isn’t a compulsory component of the college curriculum. 3. Ordinary people don’t need foreign languages. 4. English is the language of progressive science and technology, trade and business.

Exercise 6. Correct mistakes in the underlined words in the sentences given below and write down the right sentences.

1. At school or college we are to study the few subjects. 2. If you are not interested in learning new cultures, you may find other reasons to study foreign languages. 3. Hundreds of books are printed in English. 4. ESP is a powerful mean for such opportunities. 5. Students are shown how it is expressed in English.

Exercise 7. Think of the possibilities for your professional and career growth that the foreign language knowledge opens. Make up a list of such possibilities. Compare it with your partner’s list. Discuss the lists, agreeing, adding details or criticizing. You may use the following word combinations:

•to read books, essays and articles, magazines and newspapers on profession

•to read technical instructions and other documents

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